On right-wing radio, Prattville library chair shares new insights into recent events
Chair Ray Boles took to the airwaves to malign former director Andrew Foster and APR reporter Jacob Holmes.
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Prattville Library Board attorney’s retraction demand dubbed misleading, sources say
The attorney for the Autauga-Prattville Public Library Board sent APR a retraction demand Monday.
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The recent uproar over allegedly "inappropriate" books seems to have much more to do with fear than actual indecency.
Prattville Library Board committee urges director to move books under new policies
The policy’s content prohibitions are vague, and the policy requires a board vote to exercise its discretion over book collections.
Baldwin County children’s author suggests Prattville policies as model for local libraries
"They've done the work so now other local boards can follow suit," the author wrote.
Her law firm wanted to sue the Prattville library; now, she represents it.
The Prattville Library has never faced a lawsuit, but its new attorney Laura Clark just helped write policies that has some residents promising legal recourse.
AG finds state funding for libraries can be contingent on policies
Marshall wrote that the state agency cannot directly control what local libraries do, but can make state aid contingent on policies.
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I’ve spent a lot of time covering the book-challenging campaign against public libraries.
Amidst book challenges, Gadsden Public Library could lose minor funding source
The Etowah County GOP's Amy Minton is driving challenges and opposing library funding over "inappropriate materials" in books for minors.
Despite criticisms, libraries have followed proper protocol in response to book challenges
In Prattville and beyond, library staff and board members have been largely following proper protocol to deal with challenges.